VB Hits Road to Lamar MCM Elegante' Invite
9/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
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| MCM ELEGANTE' INVITATIONAL Baylor (6-1) | Lamar (1-6) | Mississippi State (2-4) | UTEP (8-0) Sept. 9-10 | Beaumont, Texas | McDonald Gym (500) |
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| MCM ELEGANTE' INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT CENTRAL |
GAME CENTER: Matches 8-9-10
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Sept. 9-10, 2011
Location: Beaumont, Texas
Arena: McDonald Gym (Capacity: 500)
Internet Audio: vs. UTEP | vs. Mississippi State | vs. Lamar
Internet Video: n/a
Talent: Larry Little (pxp), Todd Zeidler (color)
Live Stats: | |
WEEKEND MATCHUP
UTEP Miners (8-0) | Sept. 9, 4:30 p.m. CT
All-Time Series: UTEP leads 6-3 (H: €ˆ2-0, A: 0-2, N: 1-4)
Last meeting: UTEP €ˆwon 3-2, Sept. 17, 2005
UTEP €ˆenters the match with a perfect 8-0 record on the year, including winning their home tournament as well as the Cornell Volleyball Tournament. The Miners have lost just two sets on the season, and have five players with at least 40 kills. They are led by JR €ˆOH €ˆBridget Logan's 3.72 k/s. On defense, SR €ˆL €ˆStephanie Figueroa is a 4.96 d/s.
Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-4) | Sept. 10, 10 a.m. CT
All-Time Series: Baylor leads 4-1 (H: €ˆ2-1, A: 0-0, N: 2-0)
Last meeting: MSU €ˆwon 3-2, Sept. 1, 2007
The Bulldogs are fresh off a 3-1 win over Army after starting the year 1-4. SR €ˆOH €ˆCaitlin Rance will take a majority of the attacks and leads the team with 4.45 k/s and 115 more attempts than any teammate. On defense, four players have at least 55 digs, led by Bentley Witte's 3.72 d/s. Lainey Wyman leads in blocks at 1.36 b/s.
Lamar Cardinals (1-6) | Sept. 10, 7 p.m. CT
All-Time Series: Lamar leads 8-7 (H: €ˆ3-2, A: 1-1, N: 3-5)
Last meeting: Baylor won 3-1, Aug. 29, 1997
Lamar has been swept four times and holds only a victory sweep over Texas Southern. SR €ˆOH €ˆSierra Whittaker paces the offense with 3.22 k/s, while three other players average at least 1.36 k/s. On defense, three players average at least 2.3 d/s and JR €ˆMB Christina Hobbs is the team's leading blocker at 1.09 b/s.
STORYLINES
- Baylor won its sixth consecutive match with a 3-0 sweep of West Virginia at home on Tuesday night. The Bears lost their opening match of the season, but now hold a 6-1 record.
- Senior libero Allison King racked up a season-high 24 digs against WVU, giving her BU record-tying 1,575 for her career. That total ties her with Cory Sivertson (1991-94).
- King is having another fine season in the back row for Baylor, earning Top Defensive Player honors at the Baylor Classic. She ranks second in the Big 12 with 5.13 digs per set.
- Senior Brittany Ridenour had a career-high 49 assists in a five-set win over Northern Colorado, earning Baylor Classic MVP honors. She has three double-doubles in the last four matches.
- Sophomore OH €ˆZoe Adom has picked up her production since a slow start. In the last two matches, her line reads 32k-8e-90ta-.267, after recording a 19-17-82-.024 in the first five matches.
- The Baylor offense has shown significant versatility, totaling five players with at least 1.60 kills per set, including four with more than 2.2 k/s. Torri Campbell leads the team at 2.95 k/s.
- Baylor is one of seven Big 12 teams with either one or zero losses through the first two-plus weeks. Kansas, Iowa State and Texas A&M all remain undefeated.
- Despite losing seven letterwinners to graduation, Baylor reloaded with five incoming freshman, a junior college transfer and former Lady Bear basketball player Melissa Jones.
